Sex, botany & empire : the story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks / Patricia Fara.
Sex, botany & empire : the story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks / Patricia Fara.
Sex, botany & empire : the story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks / Patricia Fara.
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New York : Columbia University Press, 2004.
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2004.
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580.922/2
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English
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p. cm.
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Ch. 1. The three Ss -- Ch. 2. The scientific Swede -- Ch. 3. The British botanist -- Ch. 4. Exploration and exploitation -- Ch. 5. Exoticism and eroticism -- Ch. 6. Imperialism and institutions -- Ch. 7. Heroes and hemispheres.
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New York : Columbia University Press, 2004.
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New York (State)
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2004.
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"Enlightenment botany was replete with sexual symbolism - to the extent that many botanical textbooks were widely considered pornographic. Carl Linnaeus's controversial new system for classifying plants based on their sexual characteristics, as well as his use of language resonating with erotic allusions, provoked intense public debate over the mor...
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Sex, botany & empire : the story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks / Patricia Fara.
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Revolutions in science.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
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580.922/2
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74VKZoLJayzX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKZoLJayzX
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0231134266 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780231134262 (cloth : alk. paper)
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580.922
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991018739919702626
